Japanese symbol for “nri”

野村総合研究所

のむらそうごうけんきゅうじょ

Romaji: nomurasougoukenkyuujo

Nomura Research Institute; NRI

In Japanese, nri is 野村総合研究所, read のむらそうごうけんきゅうじょ (nomurasougoukenkyuujo).

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Meanings

n Nomura Research Institute; NRI

Kanji and stroke order

野

plains, field, rustic

on: ヤ、ショ
kun: の、の-

11 strokes · JLPT 3

村

village, town

on: ソン
kun: むら

7 strokes · JLPT 3

総

general, whole, all

on: ソウ
kun: す.べて、すべ.て、ふさ

14 strokes · JLPT 2

合

fit, suit, join

on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-

6 strokes · JLPT 3

研

polish, study of, sharpen

on: ケン
kun: と.ぐ

9 strokes · JLPT 3

究

research, study

on: キュウ、ク
kun: きわ.める

7 strokes · JLPT 3

所

place, extent

on: ショ
kun: ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
野球	やきゅう yakyuu	baseball
分野	ぶんや bun'ya	field; sphere; realm
野菜	やさい yasai	vegetable
野党	やとう yatou	opposition party; the opposition
視野	しや shiya	field of vision; view
平野	へいや heiya	plain; open field
農村	のうそん nouson	agricultural community; farm village
市町村	しちょうそん shichouson	cities, towns and villages; municipalities
総合	そうごう sougou	synthesis; combination; integration
場合	ばあい baai	case; occasion; situation
研究	けんきゅう kenkyuu	research; study; investigation
究極	きゅうきょく kyuukyoku	ultimate; final; last
場所	ばしょ basho	place; location; spot

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.